Enermax Launches the Pro82+ and Modu82+
by Christoph Katzer on March 25, 2008 1:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Modu82+ Cables and Connectors
As already stated, Enermax has two red jacks for the PEG connectors and five for peripheral connectors. The 425W version (which is not included in today's test) only has four peripheral jacks. The 525W and 625W models have different harnesses in the package. The bigger brother comes with five harnesses, and two of these include have two Molex and a floppy connector. The other three harnesses each have three SATA connectors, providing up to nine SATA power connectors. All the harnesses are sleeved with Enermax's standard black mesh with a golden thread. There is one 4-pin and one 8-pin ATX 12V connector available, which is a nice addition instead of an 8-pin connector that can be split in half to get a normal 4-pin connector.
Enermax designed new connectors for easy unplugging. To unplug the connectors you only need to depress the hooks on the two sides. Then you can easily pull the connector out of the jack. The 12-pin connectors are one of the latest additions from Enermax, and they waste no time in advertising it. The idea is that the 12-pin jack with six 12V pins and six ground pins can be modified for future needs. All the company has to do is design a new plug that uses these pins in a different way. If a new connector for CPUs and/or GPUs comes out, Enermax can easily use the old jack on the power supply and sell users a new harness with the correct connectors on it.
The included harnesses are rather short with the Modu82+ series. Otherwise, it has everything a midrange to high-end users could wish for, with the ability to power a nice graphics card setup. You won't be able to power a huge number of HDDs or optical drives, but six will be more than sufficient for normal users. As shown on the above graphic, all four PEG connectors are able to act as a 6-pin or 8-pin connectors.
The installed fan is the same in all versions of this series. We have a double ball bearing fan that runs extremely silent. At 500 to 1000 RPM, this fan is not audible from three feet away; only when you put your ear right next to the fan can you will hear a very calm dragging noise.
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loslhotos - Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - link
Maybe it's only my impression, but isn't the choke wire outside of the PCB hole?http://www.oink.wz.cz/mimo.jpg">http://www.oink.wz.cz/mimo.jpg
Fuzzilla - Sunday, March 30, 2008 - link
"...there are two main capacitors..."And who is the Mfgr of these for the Modu82+ series? Should I assume Hitachi as stated for the Pro82+ series?
Are you sure there are three rails, what does the bottom of the main PCB look like? Photos please.
According to your diagram the Modu82+ 525W has no floppy connector, Enermax specs state otherwise.
"The solder joints in general aren't that great with Enermax,..."
Really? Photos please.
Regarding Detailed Voltage Distrubtion , Efficiency & Acoustic Comparison: What were the results for the Modu82+ 525W?
Did OCP perform correctly?
How was crossload performance?
How did you test these PSU's?
jonp - Saturday, March 29, 2008 - link
you guys need to get out into the real world and take a break if you have been anxiously awaiting, for months, the arrival of boxes that pump electrons.quanta - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - link
The article misses important pictures, including Voltage Distribution and efficiency graphs.Christoph Katzer - Thursday, March 27, 2008 - link
So maybe you should read it more carefully...vajm1234 - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - link
hope u do that fast as i want all corsair 4nd 5 series psu to be there...especially that 450vx with other good psusfeelingshorter - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - link
Due to marketing with higher and higher wattage PSU's, a lot of people still are clueless on how much a modern day system uses (or at least i am). So i was wondering of Anandtech can give typical systems in which would use said PSUs can be used safely and to maximize efficiency.Such as mention that a dual core, 9600GT system using the 385? Or a 8800GT + quad core using the higher ups? Or can a 385 watt PSU (being that its enermax) handle say a 8800GT + quad core? I remember many websites in the past stating that even well to do gaming system don't need as much watts as people would expect.
nilepez - Thursday, March 27, 2008 - link
If the vast majority of power can be served on the 12V rails, then yes.an 8800GT less than 100W at full power. You can be fairly certain that the rest of your system pulls less than your graphics card (at least if it's core duo...havne't looked into quad cores).
When you go to PSU calculators, those figures they recommend are based on everything in your system operating at 100%. maybe it's just me, but I've never had my GPU, CPU, HD and DVD all going at 100% at the same time. At idle, you're probably pulling under 100W with an 8800GT (512mb). If you're overclocking, it can vary.
The main key is to get a good PSU, not necessarily a huge one, though I'm building one for my parents that's got a huge PSU (i've i'd seen this review 4 days ago, I would have bought the 385W enermax), because it was rated as very quiet....but these are apparently even quieter...and more efficient too.
Christoph Katzer - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - link
Correct and we are working on that kind of article already :)strafejumper - Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - link
lot of places just focus on 800 and 1000 watt psu'si'm looking at the conclusion page and it says 350, 380, 385 !!!
i don't upgrade everytime something new comes out so these power supplies are still very usable for me and im glad they get some attention.